Members from almost, if not all, the six geo-political zones have submitted requests or bills to the National Assembly for the creation of a federal-funded regional body for the development of their geopolitical zones. Already, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been in operation since 2000 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo yielded to agitators’ […]

IF a family meets in a room, members give themselves pecks, exchange polite greetings, make flowery speeches and emerge laughing for group photographs, it is likely they have not been truthful to themselves. That was my impression following the 37th Summit of the African Union, AU, from February 17-18, 2024 in Addis Ababa. After attending […]

Oil-producing communities in Niger Delta have threatened to sue Shell Petroleum Development Commission, SPDC, if it insists on selling off its $2.4 billion offshore assets without meeting the basic demands of the Niger Delta people.

I went home to Rivers State last weekend to participate in a celebration and Anglican thanksgiving service. They were hosted in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, by Senator Barinada Mpigi, a fellow Ogoni and friend. And the special guests of honour were Chief Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, and Chief Nyesom Wike, our former governor […]

On 16 February 2024, as the UK leg of Basketmouth’s 2024 “Cancel Culture” tour concluded at London’s iconic Indigo at The O2, audiences were treated to a lineup of talented performers.